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Sustainability and Government after the Election: What to Expect and How to
Influence Public Policy
David Levine American Sustainable Business Council
@ASBCouncil
Raising our Business Voice
Raising Our Business VoiceRepresent over 250,000 businesses from small Main Street shops to large corporations
ASBC Organizational Members
Working at the State and Local Level
Strategies for Building a Sustainable Economy
• Policy
• Innovation
• Investments
• Procurement
• Regulations
• Metrics and Criteria
• Advocacy
• Educating the Public
• Consumer Demand
What Now in Washington ?
New Metrics Poll Question
What is one priority opportunity that your company/ organization can make to publicly advance the sustainability
agenda?
Infrastructure
Clean Power Plan
Climate Change & Energy
CORPORATE PURCHASING
Keystone XL Pipeline
Companies for Safer Chemicals
Large retailers shift to safer chemicals
Safer Chemicals & Products
Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act
Theme 1: Market Growth
Sector Safer Chemistry Market
Conv. Market
Time Period
Building Materials
+2000%1 +176%2 2009-2030
Chemistry +3200%3 +133%3 2011-2020
Personal Care
+10.12% CAGR (US)4
+4.43% CAGR (global)5
2012-2016
Cleaning Products
+20% CAGR6
+1.5% CAGR7
2007-2011
Growth Rates of Safer Chemistry vs Conventional Market
Sales “Highly Advantaged” by Sustainable Chemistry16
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
1.7% 1.7%3.4% 4.3% 4.8%
7.1%
10.0%
“We have seen 6-10% annual growth in the natural products sector, compared to near-zero growth for conventional products.”
–Martin Wolf, Director, Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
Key Findings
High Road Business• Incentivizing
High Road Workplaces
• Family Medical Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Minimum Wage
• Healthy & Safe Workplaces
• Workforce Re-Entry
• Employee Ownership
Sustainable ProcurementNumber of Sustainable Purchasing Guidelines by Product Category
Sample of U.S. Government Agencies
Industrial Economics, Incorporated
A movement to shift marketshare to companies,businesses, schools and organizations that respectall people and the planet.
New Metrics Poll Question
Are there any key policy opportunities that you see possible at the national,
state, or local level?
New Metrics Poll Question
Would you sign on to the Respect for All campaign? (multiple choice: Y/N)
• Tell your story • Testify at hearings and briefings•Help develop policy
recommendations•Advocate for policies at federal,
state and local levels•Change how the media reports
on ‘What Business Thinks’•Make the business and
economic case •Meet with legislators
David Levine [email protected]((202) 595-9302 x101
Collaborating to make a difference